The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-03-16

Mt SD, Goo Second. Tho change in the
manner OF assessing the royalty paid by
the CooSaw Company, resulting, as /
have previously mentioned, in the re-
covering of 1888 46 and an annual in
crease OF the public income of So, 600.
Ihe estimate of the amount to date de-
rived as the results of this enterprise on
the part OF the board would be in round
numbers about $50, 900. Third. The in.
au9uration and conduct of litigation
which has resulted in the recovery in
our Courts OF 5000 acres of land in the
hcart OF the phosphate territory, valued
at %lO,UOU, and the recovery of q judg.
meut against the Pacific GuamO Com
PAny Tor past due royalty OF SOB, SIC. IS.
tourtll. ndcr the auspices of the pres
Cht board tIo royalty paid the State
curing the seven years of it's supervision
mas oeen increased from 1910, 1iG, tho
aggregate PAID Tor the seven years just
previous TO the establishment of the de-
paftmcht OF agriculture, to $3.50, 1G9, an
increase OF $63", S23 III favor Of the pres
cht Doard, and collected without any cx-
pcnSc Whatever to the public treasury.
run. VIII merely alludc to its conduct
OF the pMOhc interest III fish and tishc-
fleS; to Its attempts to encourage immi-
8ratlon; to The magnificent handbook
"nlch 1t has compiled, printed and dis
Iflputcd, setting forth the advantages,
resources NC or the State; to its scr.
wees ut the dlllerent eXpositiOns; to it's
experiments, It's correspondence, publi-
cation and distribution of seed. The
work OF this department has been fully
commensurate with what might have
Dcen expected from the distinguished
mon VINO have conducted it. Capt. Till
man and his allies have proposed
Governor llagood and Col. Duncan for
members OF the new board, and Chan
ccilor Johnston was selected by them as
Il member OF the travelling committee, to
iin!'es'i8atG agricultural colleges in other
states. Thus we see them endorsing
Inrcc Oh the members Of this very board
winch they charge with extravaganza
ana Incompetence. They dcnouncc
Irot. McBrydcs experimental farm in
o"iumDla as farce, and, with thcir
uS'll consistency, some Of them are
urging nm ior director of those proyid-
ed lor ~ the legislature at It's last scs-
SION SaPt' Iliiman thinks tho hcEis-
iaturc should have been governed on MI
agricultural questions by his Convep
.ioil thGre were several thousand iarr rcrs
IN Columbia, Notwithstanding which
l'c'' INC attendance Oh MS Convention
"1s very slm; capt. 1Iiman acknowl-
eus1"8 ii'hSoil TO be TIL" only rcprcscn-
'' tnUiNc rom ms C0hBre 'slonal district,
VINO %ho IepreSGnt'd inc tafmers-the few
"iio MG'c III ms convention, or the
t,,yGr@' We. 'honsand .! VINO were present and
'''Gh t'o ',o''Co oi ~;
,ossi - t.'' S.t5 oL vilt 2an"te' 'hnt BODY
passed the experimental station blu, the
pm 10 TAX coIFon seed meal and the bill
w lclC'l inc iicn iaW, three measures
ioco:nlIionucu oy oHpt. IlIiman's Con-
tISn toaiiiGi' I;m 'iu merely postponed action on
Uuo vi, W teoI8'iliZe tlc department OF
aerlcui.urc .'hIil tlo next session. Thus
W VIC stc tiio SENATE really rejected none Of
IIc't PropoSe,t measures, whlie the
house passed Two OF their bli!S-thc cX-
1'I'lloI!'N4 sE''on OH ana The hi.l to
tloI b"lil"o 'ht HepartmthJ oi HSucui-
'''io ~ lGiIo'cH thtco "l their meas
tiC' o"Vll3i!.It thc JolhV resolution call
ing ! oollstl'utionai convention, the bill
!" l"N opV'Vh scGd meal, ana tiie Dill to
:oPcul lilo zen aW' Under these cir
ounlStahceS 49,, Iile queStion might DE asked
"lIn Propfiety winch OF these two bodies
cohiormeH C m:Ii most TO tne requirements of
Capt. ,,h lliIman ana his followers, the
"rlner House or the 'f?infnl senate.
can only account Tor the silence with
Wiiic'l tli'y nave treated inc slaughter OF
thelL u I'ot measures III "a" house, and
tit thc .llno "hG cry they nave raised over
JUG mere p0HIPoHemeht oi one OF thcir
measures py inc senate, upon, the
gto'''l'I In"V 'hG measure postponed was
tI'u "l'.y one "hlcn opened npan avenue
10 .uo PoSItion Oh 'taN-eater.
=, tt NJ llilii''h ASKS II L nave forgotten
t, tlaC some years ago poth the Agrlcul
v,'"l oociGVy al" tie Ht4te Grange
p.'Sco rGsolutionS urging the LeBisla-
C'ttG " "poiiSl the 5IiI3 iiGh i"w' winch, ac-
colul!l8 10 CaPt 1liIman, is my ''pet
',.3 "YG'9Ioh uni ms 'u"mhable hen in"
tSll,, oIi,iulnto 20 tI? : noncon'ormty OF thc
i.r8 8isiaIuro 20 tIll' Requirement OF the
.,,,o omo oiBanj%a'ons aiiI w me following ian
S""Bu. il"l olIlior or noth OF thcse or
ena.ia 6nm.laSioiiS represented any considerable
ooirViii6onV t; H pl our agricultural popu!n-
om,n oion, rtI I'M mere ere, peen lewer PoilticiahS
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